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Can graphic design ever truly be considered as a fine art form? Ren Adams has taken on that question by exploring the combination of printmaking and digital media into a collection of surreal two-dimensional images called “Alchemy of Image/The Language of Information Space.” These graphic pieces are striking aesthetically, yet leave something to be desired after initial observation.
Adams blends an interest in history, science, technology, art, and basically everything about the... [more]

ISEA, More Than Just Another Cool Acronym
Written by Katy Crocker // November 8, 2011 // Art, Design // No comments
Ilove acronyms. ISEA is pronounced like a word, which—according to my college Linguistics professor—distinguishes it from initialism, and officially makes it an acronym. Think: idea with an ‘s,’ not I.S.E.A. Here’s another: GOLF, an alleged acronym meaning “gentlemen only ladies, forbidden.” ISEA isn’t an alleged acronym, however; it stands for International Symposium for Electronic Arts–and, ISEA is co... [more]

Showcase features N.M. artists
by Adrian Gomez
More than 1,000 pieces of art were submitted by 279 New Mexico-based artists. Of those, 80 artists were chosen to participate in the “New Mexico Showcase” at 516 ARTS.
The exhibition begins on Saturday, Feb. 4, and runs through April 28.
516 ARTS Director Suzanne Sbarge says the gallery issued a call for artists for the show last summer and was impressed with how many artists responded.
If you go WHAT: “New Mexico... [more]

Slideshow: 516 ARTS celebrates five years of success
New Mexico Business Weekly by Megan Kamerick, NMBW Senior Reporter
Date: Friday, February 3, 2012, 2:31pm MST - Last Modified: Friday, February 3, 2012, 4:07pm MST
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516 ARTS
"Love and Death in the Desert" by Alison Green
Things could have gone a very different way at 516 Central SW in 2002.
The owners at the time were looking at selling the building, which housed Magnifico art space. The di... [more]

Thursday, 26 January 2012
516 Arts returns to its roots with new exhibit featuring wide array of artists from all corners of New Mexico
By Chloë Winegar-Garrett
New Mexico is a land rich with traditional and contemporary art, ancient methods and experimental creative procedures, urban and rural living, all without one single definition of how all of this ties together. It is this melting pot of aesthetics and ideas that has distinquished New Mexico within the art world for c... [more]

By Adrian Gomez / Asst. Arts Editor, Reel NM on Sun, Sep 25, 2011
Los Angeles-based artist Aaron Noble has always been interested in comic book illustration. He got his start in the style but took a break from it for many years. Now, he’s made his way back – sort of.
“I’ve always been interested in the style of cartooning. What I do now is very abstract, but it stays true to the greatness of the comic-book style,” he says during a recent phone interview from Los Angeles. “There’s an emphasis... [more]

The Santa Fe Society of Artists (SFSA) is a nonprofit organization that provides marketing and professional development opportunities to over 60 member artists through outdoor shows, fellowship, networking, education and community outreach.
Over a Quarter Century of Outdoor Shows The Society was founded in 1981 and has remained the premier juried fine art group in Santa Fe since that time. A vital part of the festivity and creativity that draws visitors to Santa Fe, the SFSA outdoor fine art... [more]